Monthly Archives: March 2013

With all the troubles and angers floating around, I thought I’d post something I started awhile back and just finished: America at its root is an idea, one so simple that most people forget the actual source: That all are … Continue reading →

It will amaze you to learn that federal takeover of American health care is much more costly than originally claimed. That makes no sense! As Barack noted, it should “bend the cost curve downward” through increased efficiency. I think we … Continue reading →

Thank you, edohiguma, for the bear video. It is indeed Ursine Zen. I must also admit that part of me roars with laughter at the fate of “Grizzly Man” Timmy Treadwell and his poor moron girlfriend. Which is why I can’t watch that documentary. Schadenfreude does not bring out … Continue reading →

I think I have to remove our thoughts from all this doom and gloom for a bit. Have some bears in your face. Bears make everything better, scientific fact. And yes, Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man” is one of the best … Continue reading →

…a few months back. What brought it to mind is all this SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) hoopla. Here’s about the best summation I’ve seen, but buyer beware: I’m not keeping up with the world … Continue reading →

I’m looking at the circus in the US and in the EU and I can think of only one thing. A certain Mr Presley had a fitting song for this. In fact, he clearly had a song for every situation, … Continue reading →